Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp Review: Looks Like a Shell, Works Like the Sun

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In Short

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Product Name: Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp
Latest Review Date: 27 November 2020
Price Guide: $

It looks beautiful and is works really well. Find out more about the Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp.

MY RATING: 87%

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Features

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Product Information

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In the Box

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• Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp
• Power cord
• User manual

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So How Does the Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp Work?

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If we’re talking about the actual work, you just plug the cord into an outlet and then you will get 10,000 lux of light. 

What does that mean?

Lux is the measure of luminance. 

The significance of 10,000 lux is that it is the recommended luminance to make light therapy effective. 

In fact

That is the essence of a light therapy lamp. 

The Miroco MI-CL005 Light Therapy Lamp makes for a much-needed product during winter. 

Why?

Because this is the time when most people experience seasonal affective disorder, aptly acronymed SAD. 

One of the major reasons for such malady is the lack of sunlight. 

That’s what the lamp is for!

You want a light that mimics sunlight but without ultraviolet. 

The lamp has a 6,500 kelvin color temperature. 

So, for efficiency, it is recommended that you put the lamp 5.5 to 20 inches away from you. 

The rule

You don’t want it too close to your eyes. 

To make everything comfortable for you, find the perfect position and angle. 

Here’s how it works

You want to have light therapy for 20 to 30 minutes. 

The lamp should reach your eyes but you shouldn’t look directly at the light. 

As to the brightness

You have three options:

• 40%
• 60%
• 100%

Those refer to the level of brightness. 

Why the options?

This way, you can choose the appropriate brightness based on your environment. 

If you’re just at home, then you can dim the lights in the room and go 100% brightness with the lamp.

However

If you are at your desk in the office, your officemates might get distracted when you use the same level of brightness. 

Maybe 40% is just enough. 

See what I mean?

You can’t always choose wherever you are. It’s great that you have that option.

The same goes for the size of this lamp. 

It’s compact!

At 5.9 by 5.9 by 1.25 inches, the lamp is small enough for you to take it anywhere. 

You could go on vacation. At least, you will always have the light therapy lamp to improve your mood. 

It can easily fit in any place because of its compact size and design. 

Finally

The lamp has a memory function. 

This means that when you turn it back on, it will be at the brightness setting that you last used it. 

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The Good

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A lot of light therapy lamps focus on the function. 

The Miroco lamp focused on the function without neglecting the design.

Why is design important?

You don’t want something that will look out of place, right?

Whether you have the lamp in your room, living room or in your office, you want something that would blend in with everything. 

That’s exactly what this lamp does!

The design is simple. It has a shell-like back and a round front. 

It’s bright white, so it won’t contrast with whatever furniture or decoration you have. 

It may not sound important

But a good and neat design is actually good for your mental and emotional health. 

No kidding!

When your space is messy, it could help you develop stress.

Here’s the deal

While you can call this an unassuming lamp that will not deface the room’s theme, it’s also quite attractive. 

Visitors may actually become drawn to it especially when the light is on. 

As for the more important aspect

It does work as it’s supposed to!

When it’s winter, chances are you will be more sluggish. 

You might wake up and not feel good about the day and about yourself. 

Enter Miroco lamp

Just 20 minutes in front of the lamp and you’ll immediately feel your mood getting better. 

Overused excuse

So many people wouldn’t give light therapy a chance saying they don’t have the time. 

The good thing is that the lamp isn’t distracting. You could easily do something else while getting therapy. 

Let me elaborate

What do you usually do when you get up in the morning?

My guess is that you go on your phone. You check messages, read the news, or see what’s going on in your social media. 

You see where I’m going with this?

You can do all those things in front of the lamp. 

Or if you are one of those people who can’t function without coffee in the morning–no problem. 

Guess what?

You can have coffee in front of the lamp!

Yep, it’s as simple as that. 

The memory function is perfect in the morning

Ever notice times when you just are too lazy to do even the simplest of things in the morning. 

With this lamp, you just basically turn it on and you are good to go. 

Once you turn it on, the memory function will take you to the last brightness setting you used. 

It’s quite smart

It’s really a no-fuss lamp. 

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The Bad

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I have beef with the touch panel of this lamp. 

It’s too sensitive. Sometimes, you have to touch it six times or more just so you will reach your desired setting. 

Can you picture it?

You want to do 100% but since it’s so sensitive, you press back to 40%. 

It’s annoying!

Now

I’ve been raving about how good this product is.

The design is good and it works really well. It can really improve your mood and give you more energy especially in the morning. 

The reason I didn’t rate this high:

It’s not for everybody!

I’ve heard of people complaining about getting headaches after using this lamp multiple times. 

Definitely not good

There’s also no way to test if you and this light therapy lamp will mesh together.  

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The Beautiful

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It’s beautiful. Period. 

It looks simple and unassuming, which is usually a word that you can describe a person. But when you look at this light therapy lamp, you’ll understand what I mean. It looks good and works really well in terms of improving one’s mood.

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And Does It Work?

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Many people have been satisfied with its efficiency. That is, people immediately felt the positive effect in their mood. 

You see, in just 20 to 30 minutes of light therapy lamp, you could really feel the energy oozing through you. It’s a much-needed therapy in the winter. 

Look

Experts recommend light therapy for seasonal affective disorder and similar other issues.

A simple lamp could really do wonders for your mental health. 

Unfortunately

While it works as a mood-improving lamp, some people are experiencing negative effects. 

Some people have complained about getting migraines with this lamp. 

If you do get migraines, you have to adjust how to use the lamp. 

How?

You could position it away from you, or you could use it at less than 20 minutes. Then you try to adjust as days go by.  

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Conclusion

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Other Options

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Miroco is an appliance brand that is mindful of the function as well as the aesthetics. You will notice that most of its appliances are really designed well, both physically and in terms of performance. 

While the MI-CL005 looks more beautiful, the Miroco MI-CL003 Light Therapy Lamp has more options. It has a timer settings, which is something that the MI-CL005 doesn’t have. You can also look at our list of the best SAD lights of the year.

The MI-CL003 is bigger, though. But it’s rectangular and flat, so it’s also quite compact. You can take it anywhere with you.